Little Magician Girl
# Chapter 2 I hadn't the slightest where I was going. All I knew was that it wasn't home. There was no way I was going straight home after an encounter like that. There were a lot of places I could run to, but I wasn't going to lead that thing...
We Don't Just Fade Away
# Chapter 1 "Have you found Jesus?" The man's voice grated on me like the sound of a steam engine that hadn't seen the business end of an oilier in months. He shoved a gaudy pamphlet in my face before I could back away. It was decorated with...
Fire Branded Leather: Dominance
# Chapter 11: Dominance Will rather enjoyed the walk back to the station. It wasn't far, only a few blocks, the cool autumn breeze ruffled his fur. Oscar and Davies matched him step for step on the deserted street. "What do you think horn-head...
Fire Branded Leather: A Drink Order for Molotov
# Chapter 10: A Drink Order for Molotov The next morning came clear and warm. And Anne was by his side. Will yawned. The alarm clock blared, but he reached out calmly for it. A smile touched his lips as he ran a finger down Anne's side. She...
Fire Branded Leather: Life on the Wild Side
# Chapter 9: Life on the Wild Side It was well past midnight by the time Will fell face first into his bed. He never even bothered to pull the shirt from his back. When next he opened his eyes there was a glimmer of light on the distant...
Fire Branded Leather: The Cracks Begin to Show
# Chapter 8: The Cracks Begin to Show When next Will opened his eyes sunlight was streaming through the window. He looked over to his alarm clock. A split-second of horror ran down his spine when he realized he'd never set it. Then came...
Fire Branded Leather: New Boundaries
# Chapter 7: New Boundaries The conversation downhill from there. Storming out of Masterson's office, he ripped off his firehouse sweats. The shirt landed on his desk as he passed by, and the pants in the face of some unlucky firefighter....
Fire Branded Leather: Rescue and Recovery
# Chapter 6: Rescue and Recovery Will's alarm went off the next morning. The reinforced, steel clock bounced when Will hit it. It kept ringing even after it had rolled to a stop in the corner of the room. Will opened his eyes and stared at the...
Fire Branded Leather: Fire-breather
# Chapter 5: Fire-breather There was a smile on Will's lips when he woke the next morning. Even with a day of work ahead of him it never faltered. The walk home last night had been an embarrassment, but it had been worth it. Even now he laid...
Fire Branded Leather: Night Life
# Chapter 4: Night Life His knuckles never reached the wood. "Good evening, Will." Anne stood before him, as perfect and precise as he remembered her. The black dress she wore looked at first the same as yesterday. It took Will a long...
Fire Branded Leather:Putting Out Fires
# Chapter 3: Putting Out Fires The next thing Will knew he was fighting back a cloying darkness. Somewhere, not so far away, came the sound of a great battle. A shiver running down him from nose to tail, Will rolled over. And entered...
Fire Branded Leather: Ad in the Paper
# Chapter 2: Ad in the Paper The light slanted through the half closed blinds to fall upon Will's face. He hadn't even bothered to drag himself off the couch last night. Why go to bed? There was no one there waiting for him anyway. Moving...